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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Sec. Doug Burgum at the the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on March 12, 2026.
Alena Naiden
Sec. Doug Burgum at the the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on March 12, 2026.

Thursday on Alaska News Nightly

The U.S. Interior Secretary encourages oil and gas development at stop in Anchorage, and the Alaska House extends Typhoon Halong disaster assistance after a contentious vote.

Plus, Girdwood students race through books as part of an Iditaread challenge.

Reports tonight from:

Alena Naiden and Ava White in Anchorage
Eric Stone and Clarise Larson in Juneau
Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Davis Hovey in Kodiak
and Ashlyn O'Hara in Soldotna.

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Lori Townsend with audio engineering from Crystal Hyde and production by Kirsten Dobroth.

Kirsten Dobroth is the managing editor of the Alaska Desk. Reach her at kdobroth@alaskapublic.org.
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